I’m Aldené, founder and owner of Helena Aldené Atelier, a sustainable slow fashion brand based in Düsseldorf Germany. I was born and grew up in sunny South Africa. Sewing runs in our family. It started with my great grandmother who used to draft patterns straight on the fabric using a piece of chalk and cutting only from feeling. Being surrounded Read more…

Traditional Indian cuisine is rich and diverse in flavours, originating in India and loved across all continents. Being proudly South African and embracing it in my all, I’ve also grown up in an Indian home with rich cultures and traditions. ​Having moved to Germany in 2019 (to my husband’s homeland), leaving behind the corporate industry of over 20 years of Read more…